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Ricky, my Marine

I meet Ricky while in school when he was in a bad relationship. So we nevergot to know each other then. Later when we meet up again by my friend, hewas not in the relationship he had been in a year before. It was my Junioryear and I really had not noticed how attractive he was the first time I meet him. I found myself really attracted to him now. Soon we starteddating but it just didn't seem to work out. I dated other people but Inoticed he had not. It was about the last part of my Junior year that I wasin a bad relationship and I was turned toward Ricky because of his kindnessand sympathy towards my heartache. We started to hang out more and I foundout he was still liked me and he had changed for me. There were things Itold him the first time we went out that I disliked about him and hechanged for me. He asked me out to the movies on a double date with one ofmy friends to see the "Titanic" But half was through the movie I was sickand we had to leave. While we waited to leave he comforted me by holdingme, then as we stood there he asked me out. I was so excited I said yes. Ihad liked him the whole time we were apart and I was sad that it hadn'tworked out like I wished. Ricky is so kind and gentle. He does the sweetestthings. In his senior year he was not working and he didn't have a lot ofmoney, so he made me a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day with candles andhe later made a fire and we cuddled by it. We had still been dating hissenior year and he had decided to go into the Marines. It was so hardknowing he would leave and go away. I was sad also because during my Senioryear he would be missing out on all the dances and most important the Promand my Graduation. That summer before he left for boot camp he took me withhim and his family to Puerto Rico. There he asked me to marry him. I was excited! I didn't care what others thought because of our age. Beingengaged at such a young age. But I knew it was right. I knew he was the oneI was to marry. So in August of 1999 he left for boot camp. Now we havesurvived the odds, we are getting married in 3 months and it was been ayear he has been in the Marines. Most people our age are just hanging outor are dating guys or girls. I am ready to start a family. People are soamazed that I have stayed with him because he has been stationed in Hawaii.He is not like other guys. He is warm and compassionate. I knew he was theone for me. I look forward to starting my life with him as a family onNovember 17th, 2000. Even though we still have a lot of hardships becausehe leaves for Japan in December and I will not be going, I know we cansurvive. If we can survive a year without hardly seeing each other I knowwe can get through any trials that come our way.

Aimee July 21, 2000

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